Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky remembered Spanish aid worker Emma Igual, who died along with Canadian Anthony Ihnat in a Russian attack, and said it was an anti-tank missile that hit the aid worker’s vehicle. Meanwhile, the Russian authorities are reporting successes: in the local elections in the occupied territories of Ukraine, the “United Russia” party close to President Vladimir Putin achieved peaks of over 80%. On the diplomatic front, there is controversy over the words of Brazilian President Lula, who opened up to Putin: “No arrests if he comes to the G20 summit in Rio.”
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Zelensky: “Pain for Spanish aid worker killed by anti-tank missile”
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy remembered Spanish aid worker Emma Igual, who died along with Canadian Anthony Ihnat in a Russian attack, and said it was an anti-tank missile that hit the aid worker’s vehicle. “Today, Russian terrorists attacked a volunteer car near the town of Khasiv Yar in the Donetsk region. Directly hit by an anti-tank missile system.” “At this point it is known for certain that Canadian Anthony Ihnat has died. Unfortunately, it is likely that Spain’s Emma Igual is also dead. My condolences go out to the family,” the president added. Spanish authorities have confirmed the death of a Spanish aid worker in Ukraine, but have not revealed her identity. Two other volunteers of German and Swedish nationality were also traveling in the attacked vehicle, who were injured and taken to a hospital in the city of Dnipro, about 700 kilometers northwest of Chasiv Yar, Zelensky said in his speech. “This Russian attack once again confirms how close this war against Ukraine is to all those who truly care about human life and who see it as humanity’s moral obligation to stop terror and defeat evil,” Zelenski said. Emma Igual was 32 years old and ran the charity Road to Relief, which provided aid to civilians evacuated from the front lines and to vulnerable people in combat zones.